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LinkedIn Blocked in Russia

November 11, 2016

The Global Network Initiative is deeply concerned that LinkedIn has been blocked in Russia. The blocking order from the Russian regulator was put... Read more >

The Global Network Initiative Urges Kazakhstan to Respect the Security of Digital Communications

December 21, 2015

The Global Network Initiative (GNI) is troubled by a provision in the new communications law of Kazakhstan which would require all Internet users to... Read more >

Azerbaijan: Drop Charges Against Emin Huseyn

February 18, 2015

GNI urges the Government of Azerbaijan to drop the criminal investigation of Emin Huseynov, director of GNI civil society member the Institute for... Read more >

Russian Internet Legislation Threatens Online Rights

April 25, 2014

The Global Network Initiative urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to veto legislation that would restrict free expression and privacy rights... Read more >

Op-Ed: The UK’s Response to Snowden’s Revelations Lets Putin Off the Hook

April 21, 2014

The UK response to the Snowden revelations is providing a worrying precedent for Putin and other autocrats, and has been incommensurate to the scope... Read more >

Threats to Free Expression by Turkey and Russia

March 10, 2014

GNI is deeply concerned by Prime Minister Erdogon's threats to block Facebook and YouTube in Turkey, as well as reports that the Russian government... Read more >

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